Andy Nilson
Transforming Strategy into Execution | Program & Risk Management Leader | PMP | MBA | Retired U.S. Army Officer with Global Leadership Experience
- Role
- Sales Development Representative at Cisco
- Location
- Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Andy Nilson
I deliver passionate initiative as a marketing/program manager by leading consciously with logic, engaging people from the heart and enrolling them at the gut level to achieve results. My Gallup-assessed strengths are Achiever, Learner, Adaptability, Strategic, and Maximizer. I am an adaptable leader and thrive in challenging and ambiguous environments, a skill I honed over the past 17 years as an Army Special Operations Officer leading influence campaigns through traditional and social media. I have traveled extensively around the world for both military missions and for leisure encountering diverse cultures and viewpoints, always finding common ground to build relationships. I appreciate an environment where I can combine my creativity and outside the box thinking with others to challenge the status quo and solve problems. I am always learning - whether building professional competencies through self-study and formal education or reflecting on my emotional intelligence and relationships. I value trust, follow-through, and commitment and expect the same from others.
Experience
Sales Development Representative
May 2025 — Present
Education
Naval Postgraduate School
Graduate Certificate, Stability, Security and Development in Complex Environments
2014 — 2014
Webster University
MBA, Business Administration
2006 — 2012
Northwest Nazarene University
BA, Business Administration, Emphasis Marketing
1998 — 2002
University of Maryland Global Campus
German Language
2004 — 2005
JFK Special Warfare Center, Ft. Bragg, NC
Influence & Persuasion, Regional Analysis, Arabic Language
2007 — 2008
Skills
- Training
- Policy
- Special Operations
- Cross-Cultural
- Tactics
- Arabic
- Operational Planning
- Army
- Humint
- Influencer Marketing
- German
- Psychological Operations
- Communication Skills
- Security Clearance
- Mentoring
- Interagency Coordination
- Dod
- National Security
- Information Assurance
- Command
- Marketing
- Management
- Marketing Strategy
- Powerpoint
- Afghanistan
- Reconnaissance
- Security
- Military Operations
- Counterterrorism
- Defense
- Intelligence Analysis
- Federal Government
- Weapons
- Counterinsurgency
- Military
- Marketing Communications
- Military Experience
- Embassies
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